diff --git a/drivers/rtc/interface.c b/drivers/rtc/interface.c
index 43276f29d63..50482d1321e 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/interface.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/interface.c
@@ -504,9 +504,6 @@ int rtc_irq_set_freq(struct rtc_device *rtc, struct rtc_task *task, int freq)
 	if (rtc->ops->irq_set_freq == NULL)
 		return -ENXIO;
 
-	if (!is_power_of_2(freq))
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&rtc->irq_task_lock, flags);
 	if (rtc->irq_task != NULL && task == NULL)
 		err = -EBUSY;
diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-cmos.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-cmos.c
index cf98a5d8358..b6d35f50e40 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-cmos.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-cmos.c
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
 #include <linux/mod_devicetable.h>
+#include <linux/log2.h>
 
 /* this is for "generic access to PC-style RTC" using CMOS_READ/CMOS_WRITE */
 #include <asm-generic/rtc.h>
@@ -384,6 +385,8 @@ static int cmos_irq_set_freq(struct device *dev, int freq)
 	if (!is_valid_irq(cmos->irq))
 		return -ENXIO;
 
+	if (!is_power_of_2(freq))
+		return -EINVAL;
 	/* 0 = no irqs; 1 = 2^15 Hz ... 15 = 2^0 Hz */
 	f = ffs(freq);
 	if (f-- > 16)
diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-s3c.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-s3c.c
index 7a568beba3f..e0d7b999150 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-s3c.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-s3c.c
@@ -94,6 +94,9 @@ static int s3c_rtc_setfreq(struct device *dev, int freq)
 {
 	unsigned int tmp;
 
+	if (!is_power_of_2(freq))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	spin_lock_irq(&s3c_rtc_pie_lock);
 
 	tmp = readb(s3c_rtc_base + S3C2410_TICNT) & S3C2410_TICNT_ENABLE;
diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-sh.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-sh.c
index 5ed66acf8ca..1c3fc6b428e 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-sh.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-sh.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
 #include <linux/io.h>
+#include <linux/log2.h>
 #include <asm/rtc.h>
 
 #define DRV_NAME	"sh-rtc"
@@ -551,6 +552,8 @@ static int sh_rtc_irq_set_state(struct device *dev, int enabled)
 
 static int sh_rtc_irq_set_freq(struct device *dev, int freq)
 {
+	if (!is_power_of_2(freq))
+		return -EINVAL;
 	return sh_rtc_ioctl(dev, RTC_IRQP_SET, freq);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-vr41xx.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-vr41xx.c
index 57b7aac092a..f11297aff85 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-vr41xx.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-vr41xx.c
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include <linux/rtc.h>
 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
+#include <linux/log2.h>
 
 #include <asm/div64.h>
 #include <asm/io.h>
@@ -210,6 +211,8 @@ static int vr41xx_rtc_irq_set_freq(struct device *dev, int freq)
 {
 	unsigned long count;
 
+	if (!is_power_of_2(freq))
+		return -EINVAL;
 	count = RTC_FREQUENCY;
 	do_div(count, freq);